Loom.



BNTED JULY 7, i983.

LOGLL AYPLIGATIOII FILED JUl-IE 10, 1962.

ll SHEETS-SHEET 1.

\I0= vs3,3m I PATBNTED JULY 7, 1903.

r E. POWELL,

LOOM.

APPLIUATION mun JUNE 19, 1902.

H0 MODEL. 11 SHBET$*SH EET 3.

1 17i asses I I PATENTED JULY 7,1903.

E. POWELL.

LOOM. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 10, 1902. v

11 SHEETS-SHEET 9.

NOE/33,333.

N0 MODEL PATENTED Him 7; 190a.

E. POWELL.

LDOM. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 10,1902.

1]. SHEETS-SHEET 10.

N0 MODEL.

No. 733,333. 3 PATENTED JULY 7, 1903.

'3. POWELL.

LOOM.

APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 1-0, 1902. H0 MODEL. l1 SHEBT$SHEET 11.

' Kentucky, have i ppiicnticn i'lc-d June 10-19022 .To all rig/"mm it 2' 113 concern:

Be it knewn iiia I, EDWARD POWELL, citizen 0:" the Unified S-n t@5,1'e5id'ing Franz:- forb, in the county of Franklin and State-0f rs-med a new and useful he foilowing is a specific sectional plan ig'. 3, illustrating, :ion of the beatingdeiail perspec- 5 Loom, of which tion.

Th9 inventi-sn A merits in 1001115, a:

to increase i: Ail

1-20, 21, and :22 Fig.

nodificaiis 3 Live View cnes To this end the; I, .l' is a for forming 51 fius at a singie iliiagram, iii opez'aiia "tingwefis in oz'zning Hugars nil of thesi i beating up n .i; in a verticai the weft: to I i z The ease:-

iaw showing 7 means 1 email; is man :5 n n in erais of refai mine are am {1103 66, Giants csrir-ssgznnsiing part6 throughout amt-n1 gures cf The supporting r W i re and stood that p pinyed far in? of kind 0. ie-xciianz'oflhg E raster without ci'epan- J 1 F ing from the is: rm J-ffnieehanisr In the acnozn igure a longitudinal s i constructed i 2 is M a transvers nan n on the iine :3 iending 2on1 vzmonof the scale. 71'". 5 2 .0

one side -i 10cm supper its upposim and as fi'an'ies, tension sec-*iona. e e n k n.

i c .I rgeu scale, the'eonthe picking and the .1 the apposite mus sti-uciian o cane-severing i v S is iztes's Widfli 0f eievai-wu of M10 Fig. 9 is a ing-bai'snpf v 6W )zckezxs an an exagg nmnner of .p? r m in 5mm. .0 1g, 10 L n n n suuaiuumbned one of the cane-Wig); far 210 the cane (111" in a 4 1,120 fasiic 1 ce inbric shown and weft-s disposed d pairs separated by cor 'ierge mesh", his the fnorice t-ively comes from the 100m and the finished fab: being provided with additional pairs of dingoneiiy-disposed strands, which are generally ,inseried by hand. As the present machine is designed i'or the weaving of the preliminary fabric comprising the straight parallel warps and pairsof irensversewefts,

each of the bars 532 is of a width slightly greater than the disin-noe between the outer edges of e warps, and the space between each two shedding bnrs represents, np-

proximately, the width of the mesh of the resuitant, fabric. In practice-therefore, two

found that four shed fnce oi the sheddingbsre,

In each of the shedding-bars nreurecesses 28 of a width sufficient to permit the forms. tion-of a shed, the ribs formed between ad jncent recesses being preferably rounded in' order not to injurethe warps and tofacilirate the entrance of the latter into the recesses. Each bar contains a plurality of recesses for the formation of sheds, the numher being un i mportnnt and depeuderrtlo some extent on the strength andflexibility'of'the warps. -l' in weaving rninn fabrics it has been s may be safely formed at each operntion but this n umber may be increased or-di mini'shcd without departing from my invent-ion.

Thewarps are beam (not shown) through a; iensioudvvice fed from a suitable warp-,,

hereinafter described. and thence overthesevere.) shedding-bars to the take-up rollers, on which the finished fabric is wound. .rVllEIG four shed-forming recesses are employed, one warp of the psi r on each shedding-bar will be depressed into alternate recesses and will pass over the remnining'recesses-in n horizon Lnllplnno, while the uniting warp of c'nch pair will lie-depressed 'inlo iheremaining recesses and will extend in n horizontal plane over those recesses into which the first warp-is depressed, thus forming four, parallel sheds,

through which nrr'equnl number of wei'ts are passed.- v V ihe cooperniivrportion of the shed-form'- ing, mechanism may beoi any desired construction, having devices for en' egiiig and depressing the proper warps at predetermined intervals. A preferred form of mechanism is that illustrated in the drawings, wherein 30 designates a pair of'roclun'nrms arranged one stench side of the machine within the side framcs' and connected t a, trnnsv i "scly-dis-- posed rock-shaft 3i. these arms arranged in horizontei pinnewhenfin sh end'et e-poins ereprrwidewith e series 0 disposed rods, of a number numbercf shed-forming recesses. is provided with a. plurality of dizimetrni ings through which extend Warp-engage. fingers confined in place by suiia'bie 'setscrews or other securing devices. "When i shed-formingposition, the rods are dispo' in places slightly to the rear of The ceni I l portions 05 the respective recesses, and the warp-engaging fingers are inclined and-ere provided with forwardlyprojecting foot per-' tions, which serve toengege the warps at points a trifle to the rear of the exact center of the recesses, this being for'the purpose of leaving the shed as nearly unobstructed as possible to permit the free passage of the weft carrying pickers, needles, shuttles, or other devices employed to insert the wefts into the sheds. In cane fabric the rounded upper .face'of the mien is highly glazed, and i0 prevent side slipping the engaging portions of the shedding-fingersare provided with curved recesses 34. Y

, W'hile'in some cases it may be preferred to support the'shed-forming fingers on a frame having a vertical or subsmntially verticei movement, the rock-.levers are preferred for the reason. thetin engaging the warps theyiend to some extent to feed the warps forward in the direction oi the finished fabric, the cane being dr wn from the warp-beam and unnecessary tension between the fabric and the shed-fcrlni avoided. -'ihe'constrnction, moreover, issnch that while thetfeorming of the sheds is practically simulieneous the fingers carried by the rear rod of rho series will first engage the warps, and rho action of the remaining fingers will he successive rather than simultaneous in the strict sense of iheword. in effect, however, the shedding is simultaneous, and nlloi the sheds are open to the same extent and are held in the open position nntii the 'wefts ere insert ed in pleco.

To. operate the slied'd'oiniing fingers, I employ n cam 35, mounted on the main enmshnft 4b of tlie loom and adapted to operate on a canrl ever 47, pivoted onnn auxiliary :shaft 48 gind connected at its upper end to n cross-bar if) by means of a. linl; or red The cross-bar 4Q extends between nndconnects the two rock-ievcrs 30, and this construction is found to operate successfully in ng mechanism being thus comparatively narrow iooms; but in broad looms-{such as might be employed for the weaving of textile or other fabrics, the cams and com-levers will be duplicated at the op VGI'SQlY-illhilUSOfl bars 5i, mounted on n frame ii of guide. we situated at son "he loom and connected by cross-bars ch motion will be imparted by any pernting mechanism, The movet o and shcd'forming fingers n indined p no will result in an operasimilar that fee-ted the movement levers, i D slightly finishet fabric.

e cane forming the warps rward in. the direction of This may be further b importing a vertical movement 0 the sued-forming fingers or in some cases 3/ cm loyingsiationary shed-forming fingers and imparting vertical movement to the shedding-bars, or each may receive movement and the wraps engaged from both above and below or. operated upon in any manner whateverfor the Q rpose of forming a plurality of sheds. Fig. 2 illustrates a construction in which the el eel-forming fingers are provided with means forimpa tin vertical movement thereto, Frg. 25 1S iilustrated a mechanism for imparting vertical movement to the shedding-oars. Fr

movement for the purpose of raiity of sheds.

hod iorminga multipleshed d in Fig. wherein the with a single row 5 ndented to ilGd-i the rp-iension gagged by heddles, 58, s t. uLuLli'SS being of any r- 4.0 construction and oeerated in the usual manner to foun shed while a second shed is formed o; no fingers 3:2 and the sheddingbars Each. of the warps sees through a tension device the character shown in .5 det in Fig. 16, each tension device comprising a pair of parallel plates UH, slightly separated from each other by end blocks 61 and 6:3, the upper block forming a grippingjaw, with which concts e pivoted gripper 63,

5o mounted on a pin 64, carried by the side plates and 'h ving; in its curved and rearwardly .iend: outer-end HP'jllQSOfIlOiUllES 65 for the reccptmn of the end of spring 66, haviugits opm ite end secured to a pin (37,

carried by the side plates. The construction is such that the tensions. strain exerted by the spring may be adjusted by moving the springto the desired notch 65, and thus in creasing or decrc 'n; thegrip on the warps.

Through the low-er block and the lower portions of the side plates extends a trans versely-disposcd rod '70, having its opposite ends secured to the side frames of the loom and forzninga inlcrunrpoiutfor all of the tensionframes. At a point between the outermost ten ion-fr: d the side names of the loom two 2,: pod frames 71, ivotally mounted on the cross-bar 70, the rear ends of said frames being connected by transversely-disposed crcssbars 7'13, from which extendascries of springs '73, a separate spring extending to each of the tensiouirames and being connected thereto by means of a suitable pin 74, carried by the side plates 60. T e frames 71 are further connected by a -r of cross-bars 76am '77, extending one on each side of the row of tension devices and serving as stops for limiting the independent diately before or during the first part of the shedding movement of the lingers 32 the frames 71 and all of the tension devices are swung forward in the direction of the finished fabric in order to provide sufficient slack to form the sheds, and this movement is imparted by means of a cam 78, mounted on the main cam-shaft -16 and connected through a pivoted arm 79 and alink 80 to thefo'rward stop-bar 77. In the operation of this portion of the mechanism the cam operates to move all of the tension-frames forward by first imparting; movement to the frames T1 and thence through the stop-bars 76 to the individnal tension-frames. The multiple shed is then formed and the slack being taken u by the downward movement of the sheddingfingers. After the insertion of the Wefts, as hereinafter described,'the shed-termin fingers are raised to release the warps, and the cam then moves to return the teusiou frames to their initial position.

ratelyconfined byone of the tension-frames, and each is held under exuctlythe same ten sion without regard to variations in thickof the ratau. T 1e tension-frames may be returned to initial position at any time afterthe formation of the shed, and, if necessary, the return movement may be made immediately after the downward movement of the shedding-fingers is eifected.

The picking mechanism is illustrated in detail in Figs. 5, 7, 8, 9, and 10. 011 one side of the frame of the loom is a guide 85, extending at a right angle to the length of the loom-frame and adapted for the reception and support ofa picker-block 86, to which 87 equal to the number of sheds formed at each operation. 'slieds are formed at each movement of the shedding mechanism, and the picker-block carries four pickers or needles, each of the character more clearly illustrated in Fig. 9 and comprising a tubular body portion 88 of at length somewhat greater than the width of the fabric. At the forward end of the needle is a pointed block 89, formed of tool-steel or other hzlrdened metal and provided with a central opening 90, preferably elliptical cross-section in order that it may suitably guide the strips of ratan forming the weft. The-rear end of the pickers or needles is secured in a suitable opening During the ordinary operation of the loom each warp is sepa- In the present instance four movement of the tension-frames. Immeare secured a number of pickers or needles Lii motion from s bevel-gear 103, secured so the so the u or face Lending over all. o

110 are held s sion-s rir s 5.3, an" i 9 rear ends 'of all in L- ioesaeno with a .-blo :i in the lower a time is secured gripper-block 98, .formed vhardened tool-steel and sdagited no eoeof, one s movable gripping-jaw 91, pivotsllymonnted on :1 stud 95 and normally pressed a oorresoonding; number of moveolegaws. liiouni-ed in asniteole 1G0 below the piokerblock guide is 101, carrying bQYSlrQQE? 102, which receives main cam-shaft 16. To the shaft 101 is seour-ed grooved cam 10-1, adapted to on one arm of s pivotsliy-monnised bell-Crank lever 105, the opposifio arm of which is connected by a iink 106 the pielzer iilook. The semis so constructed and operated as to import s reciprocating movement to the picker-block toforoe the several goickers or needles t-lirough ow sheds is the oppos te side of the fabric, where she protruding enos of the wefz, esrried by 1rd e iendisgthrongh the needles n ieid by grips Q jaws, 1G win s close upon the end of the weft end noill during the 31spiclrors or needl ovosnont of ihe pie of rates are We carried by o5 il'ioratan proj tends of the o l of such jaws it by a, pin 11%, on which is mounted a 115, oonneoted by a link 116 to s cam-lever 117, the latter osrrying an an-tifrict-ion roller adapted to n grooved com 118 on the auxiliary cum-shaft 43. The min: 118 is so timed as 60 open the gripper-jars before the projecting ends of the mien are presented thereto by the pickers and to close upon and hold the rot-an during aim returning :novement of Elie piokors.

; all-e1 so the side irmn'o and one end 0 As soon as the slieddiog-fingers closes upon the Wefis are opened and the rat-an release V llistsido of tUolooin cnrryin" iue block mechanism is bolted if V 120, said our being arranged wisliin and.

raise and the 'ipgusr ie(isx bsrbeingsecnred to the transversely-oi pos shedding-bur supports and the ogiposhe one. to the side frame or other suitable support. this bar is-seoured soulstving-blmile 121, the latter being spaced inwardly from the nor by spacing-blocks or washers 122, through which the securing-bolts are passed. The blocks 122 serve as guides for an inclined knife-oarr-ying bar 123, which. extends up beyond um {alone of the pickers and is provided with sniiable slots 124, which will not interfere with the movement of the pickers. The upper portion 01? the knife-Carrying oar is further guided by a crossbar 126, extending 'nround the rear face of the knife-harming bar andhsving its opposite ends bolted to 'the stationary cutting-blade 121. To the up per end of the knife-carrying bur is secured a suiting-blade 127, inwardly spaced from the cerryingbar by a block 128 of the same thickness as the stationary blade 121.

To impart reciprocatio movement to the knifo-ozii r rlng bar I employ a grooved cam mount-ed on tire auxiliary-camshaft 1S ion-roller mounted on a cam-lever 131, having one end fulornmed to the frame of the machine. The coin-lever is connected by a. link 132 to the lower portion of the knife-carit: and is operated to draw the knife downimrdly and sever the cane immediately after the pickers return to normal position after a weft-inserting movement and afterizho has closed, it; being desirable to defer severing operation until the sheds have olc e pot: the wetts while lheluoternre still on .e" size tension of one gfippenjawsfii.

in prsoiice I msyemploy any form of picker, need-ls, sn'nttle, oroblier Weffrinlzroduoing deordi my ass in looms and may emany on: ere arranged on either side of she loom in aooordanoe with ille'oiiaruotor of the picking Mechanism, orir. some'eases, especi: 'ly where the Wei-Its are formed of yarn or Sll'illiiLPITlfiidapted for tile reception of a pinorsntiinary for-n1 of severing ineol zmserial, the waits may be carried along from a d Bio. 4: o m wef' pair. 1 lie order oe four wefis beaten up io Si form two giairs; him the order ferred has been found more successful in aeisual practice. Where ii a or six or more Wef'os are beaten up ai asiogle operalion, iiie order may be changed or varied in aooordaooo with the nature of 'Lliefabrie, and in the W923i ing of a close-mesh fabric, such as she Fig. 19, or in the manufacture of tom other fabric of H18 same or of differ actor lee wefte be beaten up 7 lo ouely r successively r partly eimuitane ously or partly in sure ssivo order Without departing from my invention.

The ioonsliruciioo of rho beaiingmp meel;-- anism which itis preferred to employ is best shown in Figs. 11, 12, 13, and 14. To the rear face of the ehedderbar suppo t 2 secured two bra 1 for ilie a transversely-d posed shaft 141, or; are in: 11g collars 142, having de eo aliog lo 143 carrying lozigipndiualiy disposed apiw dies 1&4, which extend under the ShQl bare and are arran 'ed iongitoil' oi znaoiiioe. These spindles serve to eapporii four transversely-di'sposed beatin -npeonilis 145, no, 147, and upwardly-pro v r. combs 1 and 148. To the rearmosi com or beat/12i 5 1 1 or i t one l ried by a frame'li, said frame 1 e form of a transversely-diepl 9", having a alotied central por- 'i-pin153, G

@ road of a link 154,

,4. e liar or flange being of a width equal to we mos: oi ilie me i; oerween the strands 1 and 2 or the sirands 3 and 1 of raian fabrio iilnsiraiied in Figo. 17 and 18. The sleeve 159 slides freely on the spiiidle Miami is freely movable Wlillllil the sleeve 150, carried by the movable frame 152. To idle beatingop oar 145 is secured 'aeleeve 162, one of such sleeves being disposed near each end of the bar and having its coincident with one of the spindles 1%. The 2W0 sleeves are rigidlv secured in collars 1453, carried bya movable orosaoa r 16 havi a cencrallydisposed slot. for the passage of a link 165, pivoted on a stationary pin 166, oarried by the crossbar, The lower end of Lire link is connested to one arm of a bell-crank lever 1G7, fulornined on the main cam-shaft; 46, the 0pposite arm of said oeilcrank lever being provided with an antifriclion-roller adapted to a grooved earn 168, carried by the auxiliary cam-shaft 48. The cam 168 is employed to impart a downward movement to the beatingfiogere when the latter have moved the wefes to proper position in the fabric and to hold said fingers below the warps during the return movement to initial position, the cam felien aoring LO raise the fingers to posinion be hind the several shed-forming reoeesesin the wedding-liars is secured a oollar 169, adapted to slide on the spindle 144 and guided Within the fixed collar 162 of the front comb or bar 115. The collar 169 isprovided with a flange 170 or": a 'dt h equal to thatof the flange 160 and for similar p rpose, and the threaded ends of iillO sleeves 159 and 159 project inwardly oeyond the inner walls of theoeating-np oars 147 and 146, respectively, eaoh'for a'distauoe equal ito one-half the thickness of; the flanges 160 and 170, so that, when the several beatingogl bilTS are closed to the position shown in ii l'a 12 they will be separated from each other for distances equal to the width of the mesh of the fabric shown in. Figs, 17 and 18.

'Refer 'ng new io which illustratesthe seve al heating-op s in sectional plan, 172 desi roat-es a bolt rigidiy secured to the Learmoe': beating-lip oar 14S and extending To the boating up bar or through openings 2" r 1 "91 112MB 1.47, 146$,and 7.4-5. TE e bolt is prcvided wiLh "a plurality of shouk ers I 73, 174, and 175, againsn which the respective bars are held to prevenfi v-excesrzive spreading m0veman of said bars WithQuLj-JWGV-Sl',.i\i,elf6iing with the free chasing movement of is bars. W'hen Lime yams are in the pesiiiou iliushmed in Figs. 1 and 226 twa imammediate bays lei-6 and 14-7 613616. against their respestive Si'lOlilCiQi'S on the bolt by insane of s'plingsul'i i, extending from said ban-s to holding-arms 177, n'ajeciing 1am!- from 18 link 165, whim the end bars me maintained in pmpe position by-reasou of their rigid connecsionwiti'i Celia-1's and 155, res-qaectiveiy. In we opamtion 0% Lhif; pmtion Qf-tne mcnanism, iha parts be ing in 'Lna position iiiustrai d in Fig. 11,

with sheds fo 'nfedn'nfi .9 pickfiis in- ;wel-t' the save iwofts, eating-up bars are held stat-ienmy until the pickers have leftthe and 1219 laitei have closed on the iussz'tesi wefls. The cam 25? than operates,

' to push the mmsverse ba l 152 in the direc- H01: 0i the woven fabric, cmising the rear bar no eagzige weft No. 4 and is move the same comes iziio combat with he Mmion is than beating-up bar 1 1 musing a weft N z @116 is travel un ti! the threaded portion 0% me Ljii'amz again-M me Dave 169. The than moveil nmii it @nggages weft (1" W318 ine n n forward until the 195 into Contact with the fam- 145, aim? which ail said .5 are traveled 21 1 $1 of imz wefils :GFGQ in a horizoni-z i line mzmner i11 When 1:16 "amass ivai- :miii

lug-Up I in z" .lLi um um u A? wild; at 1 1; in move ric, histi aned in Fig. 13. As described, 'ne teeth or 0k and 146 are somewimn shorter cm-respmuiing teeth of the bars 1i? and HM :50 that the izuter still remain in Contact with weits T les. 3 and TL 11:16. receive an adtiition'ai impulse from iue canriever 155, resuiiing in a movemem o Wei-ts Nos. 3 and 4 to proper gosinicu in the finisaimi fabric. 21911 the fabrie Ms beev m-cperiy beaten up, tba-peytisn 1 v. 1 168 gives a further downward msvement is aii efthe wa ving-11p bars and meves aha bw'beiow Tina fabri' 5: id bars being held iii zipiane belew iii fabrie and warps by the long; dwell of the pm'iian 181 (if the min during the time thaegm 157'is returning all of the beating-up bars t0 the position :s'twwn in When this pesition is machad, aim peri011 182 sf Cam 168 raises "iii 3f t-iw Eng-up bars; ta) me initial pasiuimi alas-w y 1*. During ihe fix-sip n05 'HAGVGEDBME of the transverse ism the bar-14S zm be 001%; 172- to the rea'r mmii the shouiaiar 173 of said; 901% engages tin bar 1%, the bars 147 and 1 18 being thus 8G to shed-foaming pcvsiiicn, Canhinuafi. :iiovsmeat on the part ifne bar i19- c-Gmr positiiu L0 .0 mm 7 Hie raspeative sin: 5 :1 21m cated in 14 is E'iiQHG i it that a3 abentthe J0 iiae beat are fimfliy leaving fabric, as in. F g tine deacie' wr portion of $3 .9 a arati der that (me Warns n"; cienb'strain to waits in pesiiion. G12 iafexafics to 22, and iL :1:

a i 3: mile;- miapted e v V. cam. i550 timed as mevement s'=-uii1aneew" Y Qf the beating-w: mm such mcivement in adv: of waits 1321s. 1 mi 2, ha in pi i av position the cempieiiozlef iii. i393" i316 fail-maths: of pattmn Liza aiaaugam r imp-"inn "in; z" 1 cm'i'e- (I success! 3 min millage one 70 miv-lisi-nirzin for SPO7'H1.. of boa 3 Wll l2 iicv cf the 0mm V igeri aged illustrated in invent. Fig. 20. in iiiiri are m grwiil- "niiiga 1121 NW3} from in win,

i with heat 1e weft (10 mt lien ami W! .i fabric, l t0 opemi.x lzwilfei.

-iie invention, what mega emx 9o :1, means for and far si- 11 sp'aeeii means 10! ng deviess g5 l l i successiv' "arming a plm'iiiity l mulmneo tsly n. i. means forinsertl latimi to jeutingwip p0 moi-ins independent of 4 mm'ing zi poi-aim! of sai aims for beating up said Live positio'ii in r (if the beam:

ioi' simuitaneonsl i i :csssive parallel l deified; V Wf16ti'l6i8iil,%li1(i l :1 plmwliiy 0 beating- 1p I evices of ills wefsinserting aiiap'ied i0 engage one Wi'ih each 01 The iii-- said waits. scrted Wefts, means for causing an initikii ins 201' forming a plurality dependenfi movement 0f iiie beating-up demeans fOlSlmlZl-j vices t0 successively engage 1316 same with a ccrrespanding number their respective waits, inc-ans for simulizine- I05 oiisly moving all of the beating-up devices in the direction of the web, and means for emising' the disengagement of the foremost beating-up devices from the weft; in advancs of m, mil means independent of ling means for beating up said :2 sized-farming means adapted LIGPQSSiVB parallel sheds, the

12. In a loom, mew 021s remaining in asubstanity of sheds, means 2" u, plurality to engage 02 is far a plumb vafis therepoiiaiezi of 1b warps, to form the completion of beating-41p movement up wits. N form ing a pliiizilitf I S C a with their res ve warps a y L 5, means f01:siiiiuiently eiiectmg responding number 0 l of ins independent of L means fun beating up Bias 1' 219 samei mi: ing a 'iliirajity simultaneously numberof waits 01' fuming this a fabric, and

ing-upm pm-ci-rm lizeieof lliC bear 1 

